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The use of terahertz (THz) beams for imaging applications was first demonstrated by Hu and Nuss. We report on an alternative method for real-time terahertz (THz) imaging applications. By illuminating an electro-optic crystal with a THz beam and an optical readout beam, then detecting the optical beam with a linear diode array or a CCD camera, we achieved time-resolved ID or 2D images of pulsed far-infrared radiation. The temporal and spatial resolution of this imaging system are mainly limited by the laser pulse duration and the diffraction limit of the THz beam, respectively.
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Zhang, XC., Wu, Q., Hewitt, T.D. (1996). Electro-Optic Imaging of THz Beams. In: Barbara, P.F., Fujimoto, J.G., Knox, W.H., Zinth, W. (eds) Ultrafast Phenomena X. Springer Series in Chemical Physics, vol 62. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-80314-7_22
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